Kindergarten- we have taken some quizzes over various instrument sounds and music definitions. They are now working on their Kindergarten musical.

First/Second Grade - we are studying the connection between Art and Music. The students listen to various styles of music and try to make a picture of what the composer had in mind. We just finished with review of rhythms and note names.

Third grade - We are reviewing rhythms in more detail. We studied the difference between duple/triple meter. We have also worked on the Art/Music connection and will be starting to study Theme/Variations in music.

Fourth Grade - We finished our intense unit on instruments in anticipation of starting band in the Fall of 5th grade. We are now studying watching the notes, whether they move in steps, leaps or repeats.

Fifth/Sixth Grade - They did a fantastic job at the Spring concert -we had discussed proper singing technique. We also sang in parts, difficult for students this age. We also reviewed rhythms, identification of various instrument sounds and the Art/Music Connection.

JH Vocals - again, I was so pleased with their singing at the Spring Concert. There are not a lot of other Jr. Highs that have students who sing like ours do. The parts were clear, the vowels were formed correctly, the diction was present, dynamics were utilized, not to mention the correct notes : ). I'm very proud of them for their musicality. The 8th grade will be working on their song for their Graduation for CLS. This will be held on Tuesday, May 22 at 7 pm at Christ Lutheran Church.

5th g. Band - the Fifth Grade band did a great job at the Spring Concert. We will now be learning 2 short pieces we will play on the last day of school at the All-School meeting, we'll be joining the 6-8 grade band members for this. It is always exciting and quite loud!!

6th g. band - I was so pleased with their progress. The band has really started to play musically this last semester. They have received the July 4 parade music. We play on a float and it's a lot of fun. This is for current band students grades 6-8. We represent our school in a fine manner and salute our Armed Forces.

JH Band - I cannot say enough about the work this band has put in this year. They have performed extremely well at each public performance. We will now polish pep band. I will need each of these students to participate in the July 4 parade. It's a lot of fun to ride on the float and it's so important for our community and it represents our school and what we stand for. I especially need the graduated 8th graders for their leadership roles in playing. Please make every effort to attend. We are done by noon. More info will be sent to your homes during the summer.

5th g. band - we have made a lot of progress on our Spring Concert songs. We have sections coming in at different beats and we all have to play our own parts.

6th g. bnad - we are playing a selection that is requiring musicality - adding dynamics, phrasing makes the piece more difficult, but more enjoyable to listen to.

JH Band - The band received a superior rating at the Norfolk JH Band Contest on April 14. Soloists receiveing superiors were: Sarah Meyer, Isabelle Brandt, Bethany Bockelman, Gina Blackman, Lauren Johnson, Emily Wilcox, Jasmine Peterson, Megan O'Gorman, Megan Reuter, Riley Berner, Ryan Brand, and Samantha Wolff. We are adding another selection for our Spring Concert and trying to learn a new pep band piece for the last day of school.

Band students, presently in grades 6-8, are asked to play in the July 4 parade. We ride a float. Students will wear their band shirt and jean shorts due to the heat. This is a great PR event for our school, but also a wonderful way to serve our community and honor our Armed Forces. It's important I have as many students as possible there, especially this year's 8th graders.

First Grade - we worked on dynamic levels and fast/slow music. We have been reading music in our books! We read the rhythm and watch the notes go up or down. We are going to start on the note names for treble clef.

Second Grade - We studied the instruments and their sounds. We are now working on musical symbols and rhythms.

Third grade - we studied the differences and similarities between a Harpsichord and the Piano. Now, we are reviewing musical symbols and rhythms.

Fourth grade = we are in the middle of our instrument unit , we study the instrments in depth to better help us make our choices for 5th g. band next Fall.

Fifth Grade - we are working on proper vocal technique as we learn our selections for the Spring Concert.

Sixth Grade - we are reviewing proper vocal technique and are finishing a piano keyboard unit.

Kindergarten Music has been studying instruments, we read a book entitled "A Shy Fellow who Swallowed a Cello". We are going to start introducing the note names of the treble clef.

Kindergarten Music - we have been working on reading note rhythms (whole note, half note, quarter note, 8th notes, and quarter rest). We can read simple rhythms off the board and play rhythm sticks to those rhythms. We are going to start one of the songs from our musical next week in class.

First, Second and Third grade - We just finished an unit on "Carnival of the Animals" where Saint-Saens used various instrument sounds to copy the sounds of animals. We are now studying the families of the orchestra and the various instruments.

Fourth Grade - just put on a fantastic recital for our parents on the recorders. Now, we are going to study music from around the world.

Fifth Grade - we have just finished writing new Patriotic texts to familiar Patriotic tunes. This involves following the rhythms, making the texts rhyme and make sense. Next, we will be working on the 5-6 choir songs for the Spring concert on Tues., May 8 at LHNE.

Sixth grade - We just finished a short unit on Music/Art History. The way our music/art has evolved echoes what was going on in the world at the time;. Now, we are beginning to work on our 5-6 Choral songs for the Spring Concert.

All of the CLS bands did a great job performing at the Fine Arts Fair at CLS on Friday, March 16. The 5th g. band amazed the audience with how well they played. The 6th g. band featured several sections of the band, the clarinets and the trombones. The JH band received many compliments on their performance.

The next performances for the 5th and 6th b. bands will be at the Spring Concert on Tues., May 8 at LHNE. This concert begins at 7 pm. These bands will also be joining the JH band on Tues., May 22 for the last All-School meeting. All band members will play together for a few selections. We really rock the house when we do this!!

The JH band will be competing at the Norfolk JH Instrumental Contest on Sat., April 14 in the morning. This is held at Norfolk JH. The band will play for comments/rating as well as soloists. The JH band will also perform at the Spring Concert on Tues., May 8 at LHNE.

Band students (this year's 6-8) will be playing for the July 4, We ride on a float. The students receive the music before the end of the school year. The students wear their band shirt and jean shorts. The parade will be held on Wed., July 4 and will be done before noon. 6th g. band members will be taking home a band shirt order form soon.

15 students were selected for the Pierce Honor Band, which will be held on Sat., Mar. 31 at Pierce HS. Those selected to the top band (BLUE) are flutes;Isabelle Brandt, Bethany Bockelman, trumpets - Megan Reuter, Jacey Kant, Tenor Sax - Jack Miller, Baritone - Ryan Brand, and mallets - Kylie Morse. Those students selected to the WHITE band are: clarinets - Payton Harmeier, Lauren Johnson, alto saxes - Megan O'Gorman, Jasmine Peterson, Andrea Jagels, Tenor Sax - Katelyn Moje, Trumpet - Riley Berner, and trombone - Parker Olson. CLS can be very proud of these fine musicians.

The JH Choir did a great job performing at the Fine Arts Fair on Friday, March 16 at CLS. Their next performance (also required) will be at the Spring Concert on Tues., May 8 at LHNE. This concert begins at 7 pm. The 8th g. will also sing at their Graduation on Tues., May 22 at Christ Lutheran Church at 7 pm.

The JH Choir will be performing at the Fine Arts Fair on Friday, March 16 in the CLS gym at 6 pm. This is a required performance of all JH students. They will perform at 6 pm. The JH Choir will also perform at the Spring Concertt on Tues., May 8 at LHNE.

The Fifth grade band has made real progress on their Fine Arts Festival music. They will perform at the Fine Arts Fair in the CLS gym on Friday, March 16 around 6 pm.

The Sixth grade band is also ready for the Fine Arts Fair. Several 5 and 6 grade band members will also be performing solos at the Festival on March 16.

The JH band is working on some difficult music, but are making great strides. They performed well with the LHNE Pep band in early Feb. The tapings for the Pierce Honor Band have been sent in and we will now wait for results. The JH band will also perform at the Fine Arts Fair. They will play for the Reading Kick-off on Monday, March 12 in the CLS Gym with our Govenor's wife in attendance. Students are also preparing solos for the Fine Arts Fair, as well as the Norfolk Junior High Instrumental Contest on Sat., April 14.

The 5th g. band is working on "real" band music, 3 or more different rhythms going at the same time. Quite a step up from our Christmas selections.

6th g. band's selections are more difficult also. We are working on accidentals and syncopated rhythms. The JH band has learned 2 new pep band selections since we've been back to school, we are anxious to reveal them at the All=School meeting on Friday, Jan .20 at 10 am in the CLS gym. We'll play them at the LHNE Basketball game on Friday, Feb. 3 also. We are also going to start sight-reading music for our contest this Spring. Students are working on the audition materials for the Pierce Honor Band, all JH students are required to audition, and I've asked a few 6th graders to try also.

We are working on reviewing all the singing techniques that we worked on for the Choral Clinic in Oct. We are working on our selections for the Fine Arts Festival on March 16. The 8th grade will also be performing a selection at the All-School meeting on Friday, Jan. 20 at 10 am in the CLS gym.

Kindergarten - We are still working on drawing treble clefs and line/space notes. We will also be starting a Patriotic Music unit.

First Grade = we worked on the treble clef note names. We are starting our Patriotic Unit also.

Second grade - We have worked on note names in Treble clef - we are starting Patriotic music now.

Third grade = We know the treble and bass clef note names!! Now, we're starting Patriotic music.

Fourth grade- recorders are going well. We have learned to read and finger "G,A, and B" we're started with the note "C". We play quarter and half notes, as well as quarter/half rests and repeat sign.

Fifth Grade = we will continue with our Spiritual Unit and take a test over it.

Sixth Grade - you should see our room with all the students working on their instruments! It's quite a sight - there are some really great ideas going.

Kindergarten - we will begin to learn about the staff, notes, and note values.

First/Second Grade - we will be reviewing the treble clef note names and note values.

Third Grade - we will be working with the treble and bass clef note names.

Fourth grade - RECORDERS! They are very excited to learn to play an instrument. We will be reading the notes and learning the fingerings, as well as following the rhythms.

Fifth grade - We are studying African-American Spirituals.

Sixth Grade - We are designing, creating, writing a song for and performing on our homemade instruments. This is a great unit. The students really learn a lot and have so much fun.

The JH Band will be busy this semester. On Friday, Jan. 20 we play for the All-School meeting in the CLS gym at 10 am. Four students were selected for the Wayne State College Honor Band on Sat., Jan. 28. These students are: Gina Blackman, Jasmine Peterson, Andrea Jagels and Samantha Wolff.

The CLS band will play with the LHNE pep band on Friday, Feb. 3 at LHNE. On March 12, at 10:30, the band will perform for the Reading Assembly in the Gym to kick-off another all school book, our Govenor's wife will be in attendance at that performance. The JH band will perform at the Fine Arts Fair on Friday, March 16. They will also compete at the Norfolk JH Instrumental Contest on Sat., April 14.

The JH Choir will be performing at the Fine Arts Fair on Friday, March 16. The performance will begin at 6 pm and is required for all JH students. The performance will be in the CLS Gymn.

The JH vocal classes have been studying Beethoven and his life. We also compared Motzart and Beethoven, two famous composers of the Classical Music Period.

The elementary music classes have been studying the classic "Nutcracker Suite" and also Christmas songs and traditions from around the world.

All bands will be performing their Christmas selections on Tues., Dec. 20 at 1:30 in the CLS school gym. The JH band will be performing with the LHNE Pep Band on Friday, Feb . 3. We've also be asked to play before the reading meeting on Mon., March 12 at 10:30 am. Mrs. Guenther has another book for the entire school to read and our Govenor's wife will be here for the kick-off. All band students need to get back into the practice habit in January!